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The vehicle information above was correct at time of manufacture. Please speak to the dealership for full current specification.

Technical specification

Emissions

CO2 (g/km)

120

Standard Euro Emissions

EURO 6

Engine and Drive Train

Camshaft

DOHC

Catalytic Convertor

True

CC

1968

Compression Ratio

16.2:1

Cylinder Layout

IN-LINE

Cylinders

4

Cylinders - Bore (mm)

81

Cylinders - Stroke (mm)

95.5

Engine Layout

FRONT TRANSVERSE

Fuel Delivery

COMMON RAIL

Gears

6 SPEED

Number of Valves

16

Transmission

MANUAL

Fuel Consumption

EC Combined (mpg)

61.4

EC Directive 1999/100/EC Applies

True

EC Extra Urban (mpg)

67.3

EC Urban (mpg)

52.3

General

Badge Engine CC

2.0

Badge Power

150

Coin Description

TDI

Coin Series

SEL

Insurance Group 1 - 50 Effective January 07

17E

Manufacturers Corrosion Perforation Guarantee - Years

12

Manufacturers Paintwork Guarantee - Years

3

NCAP Adult Occupant Protection %

88

NCAP Child Occupant Protection %

89

NCAP Overall Rating - Effective February 09

5

NCAP Pedestrian Protection %

71

NCAP Safety Assist %

76

Service Interval Frequency - Months

12

Service Interval Mileage

10000

Standard manufacturers warranty - Mileage

60000

Standard manufacturers warranty - Years

3

Vehicle Homologation Class

M1

Performance

0 to 62 mph (secs)

9.3

Engine Power - BHP

150

Engine Power - KW

110

Engine Power - PS

True

Engine Power - RPM

3500

Engine Torque - LBS.FT

251

Engine Torque - MKG

35

Engine Torque - NM

340

Engine Torque - RPM

1750

Top Speed

129

Tyres

Alloys?

True

Tyre Size Front

215/55 R17

Tyre Size Rear

215/55 R17

Tyre Size Spare

TYRE REPAIR KIT

Wheel Style

Stockholm

Wheel Type

17" ALLOY

Vehicle Dimensions

Height

1628

Length

4527

Wheelbase

2791

Width

1814

Weight and Capacities

Fuel Tank Capacity (Litres)

58.1

Gross Vehicle Weight

2180

Max. Loading Weight

696

Max. Towing Weight - Braked

1800

Max. Towing Weight - Unbraked

750

Minimum Kerbweight

1484

No. of Seats

7

The vehicle information above was correct at time of manufacture. Please speak to the dealership for full current specification.

Independent review

Review courtesy of Car and Driving

Volkswagen Touran

The Touran packs all of Volkswagen's values into a mini-MPV for the customer who appreciates quality. June Neary reports

Will It Suit Me?

There seems nothing to stop the inexorable rise in popularity of the mini-MPV. These rather ungainly little cars appear to have knocked sales of small estates on the head and are now going about putting a big dent in the popularity of conventional family hatchbacks. It's easy to see why when confronted with a car as practical as Volkswagen's third generation Touran. It betters something like a Golf in a number of key criteria and doesn't actually cost that much more. Even if you haven't got a huge family to cart around with you, the sheer space and versatility of the Touran make it a very handy companion.

Practicalities

The Touran campaigns in the upper sector of the mini-MPV market, unsurprising given its evidently superior fit and finish. Rivals include cars like Renault's Grand Scenic and Citroen's Grand C4 Picasso. Available only in seven seat guise, the Touran's seating system is certainly flexible. The rearmost pair of seats, whilst only really suitable for kiddies, can fold flat into the floor which means that for most of the time you'll have an easily accessible and spacious luggage bay. You can even fold the middle seat of the middle row, making a four seater that can transport long items like skis with supreme ease. All three of the middle seats slide backwards and forwards on separate runners.
Out back, there's inevitably not much luggage space with all seven seats in place - just 137-litres, enough for a couple of carefully positioned small overnight bags. Still, that's the case with any car in this class. Much of the time of course, you're not going to need the two third row chairs. Fold these and you'll raise your boot space up to 917-litres. Or 743-litres up the windowline, which, impressively, is more than you get in a much longer Ford S-MAX. Need more room? Well if the item in question is merely long and thin, like a set of skis, it may suffice merely to flatten the middle second row backrest. If though, you really need to super-size your space, then folding all three rear chairs creates a completely flat cargo area, 1,857-litres in size. That's enough for me.
There are plenty of clever touches too. Most owners will want what Volkswagen calls its 'Family Pack' items - namely side window blinds, electrically-activated rear door child locks and a neat Electronic voice amplification system so that front seat folk can more easily talk to passengers behind. I particularly liked the optional Car-Net 'Cam-Connect' app that can connect into a GoPro camera and transmit images from the back of the vehicle onto the centre dash infotainment screen, so that I could keep an eye on what was happening in the rear two rows without needing to turn round.

Behind the Wheel

Where previous Tourans felt like more spacious versions of the Golf hatch they were based upon, this MK3 version feels closer to being a slightly smaller version of Volkswagen's bigger Sharan MPV. That's thanks not only to its extra interior space but also to the more sophisticated ride enabled by the compliant four-link suspension that Volkswagen has designed to sit upon this third generation model's lighter, more sophisticated MQB platform.
Beneath the bonnet, buyers get a choice of two petrol TSI engines, 1.2 and 1.4-litres in size, plus at the top of the line-up, a couple of 2.0-litre TDI diesels developing either 150 or 190PS. Most Touran buyers though, will continue to choose the mid-range 110PS 1.6-litre TDI diesel unit I tried, primarily for its frugality. Mate this to the optional DSG automatic gearbox and you can return up to 65.7mpg on the combined cycle and 111g/km of CO2, the kinds of figures you could expect from a 1.2-litre Fat 500 citycar.

Value For Money

If you want the Volkswagen badge and the feel-good factor of all that heavyweight quality you'll need to pay for it. The Touran weighs in towards the upper reaches of the mini-MPV scale with even the entry-level version costing nearly £22,000. Get a little more ambitious with engine and trim choices and you can easily spend as much as you would on a bigger Volkswagen Sharan.
It's decently equipped though. Even entry-level 'S' trim gets you the 'Composition Media' system with its 6.5-inch touchscreen. Via this, you'll access an eight-speaker DAB stereo system with Bluetooth 'phone connectivity, an SD card reader and a USB connection. You get an old fashioned CD player too, which isn't always included as standard on cars these days. Volkswagen also throws in roof rails and an XDS electronic differential lock for improved traction and handling. We'd have liked to see a spare wheel of some kind too but unfortunately, as is depressingly common these days, you're stuck, as standard, with one of those fiddly tyre repair kits. Otherwise, included equipment really just covers the basics you'd expect for this kind of money - things like air conditioning, driver's seat height adjustment, all round electric windows and mirrors and a multi-function trip computer.

Could I Live With One?

The Volkswagen Touran is one of the easiest cars to live with imaginable. If anything, it's almost too blandly competent for my personal tastes. I prefer something a little edgier and despite its multitude of good ideas and obvious depth of engineering, the Touran comes off as a little unadventurous compared to cars like the Ford C-MAX, the Renault Grand Scenic and the Citroen Grand C4 Picasso. It's got that Volkswagen quality feel and aura of dependability though, that will tempt many sensibly-minded families. If that appeals, you'll find plenty else to like here.

Performance

80%

Handling

80%

Comfort

90%

Space

80%

Styling

80%

Build

80%

Value

70%

Equipment

80%

Economy

80%

Depreciation

70%

Insurance

70%

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Deposit (£)

Term

Representative finance example

Monthly payment

£370.37

Deposit

£4599

Term (months)

60

Cash price

£22,995

Credit amount

£18,396

Completion fee

£1

Total amount payable

£26,822.20

Fixed interest rate

4.1%

APR representative

Fixed 7.9% APR representative

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